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![A publicity photograph from the first episode of 3 Body Problem featuring Jovan Adepo as Saul Durand and Eiza González as Auggie Salazar.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/media.nature.com/w767/magazine-assets/d41586-024-01272-5/d41586-024-01272-5_27038530.jpg)
Particle physicist Saul Durand (played by Jovan Adepo) and nanotechnology specialist Augustina (Auggie) Salazar (played by Eiza González) look to the sky for a signal from the alien San-Ti civilization. Credit: BFA/Ed Miller/Netflix via Alamy
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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-01272-5
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